'Kill, kill, kill! "The Yizhou army in the rear actually took the initiative to start the war. Pang Shiyuan's army seemed to have a tacit understanding with the Yizhou army and started to attack.
Under the internal and external attacks, the 50,000 troops of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue suffered unspeakably. Fortunately, most of these soldiers are elite, and not only that, they are all veterans of the Cai family, so there will be no incidents in the Xiaoying camp.
"Hold on, hold on!" Cai's soldiers and horses were attacked on both sides. If they hadn't built the camp at zero time, they might have been surrounded and wiped out long ago.
"General, if this continues, Cai Mao and Kuai Yue will perish!" The leader of the Yizhou army was watching the soldiers who kept attacking the enemy camp, and a lieutenant beside him was triumphant. Words said.
"En?" The commander of the Yizhou Army didn't say much, but looked at the bloody soldiers on both sides of the battlefield, and frowned involuntarily.
"Zhang Biejia, you are worthy of a generation of celebrities. Knowing that the Jingzhou army is not in harmony, if you send troops like this, first defeat Cai Mao Kuaiyue, and then Pang Shiyuan's army. I will have no worries in Yizhou!" Someone said, using the strength of the Jingzhou army. If you don't fight with the inside and outside, it will be difficult for anyone to resist. This is called chasing wolves and tigers.
And the person who came up with this strategy was Yizhou Biejia Zhang Song.
"If our general hadn't killed Huang She, the Jingzhou army commander, in the battle on Luofengpo, how could we have provoked internal strife in the Jingzhou army? Zhang Biejia just followed the trend!" Someone over there was dissatisfied with his words. .
"Yes, General Zhang Ren also contributed a lot!"
That's right, the commander who came with an army of 30,000 was none other than Zhang Ren, one of the Yizhou Army who shot and killed Huang She on Luofengpo. After killing Huang She, his merits and demerits were cancelled, and he even went one step further, becoming such a general in charge of the army.
Zhang Ren does not have these lieutenants now. The mentality of the music hall of each school captain.
The more he looked at the camp of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue over there. This heart became more and more gloomy.
He was able to shoot Huang She. It has something to do with a person in the Yizhou Army, or if it wasn't for that person who sold Huang She, he wouldn't be able to ambush Huang She so easily.
After killing Huang She, Zhang Song suggested that Liu Zhang send troops, saying that the Jingzhou army was internally at odds and the dragons had no leader, so they could attack them.
The idea is very good, but this is too much of a coincidence.
Looking at the waves of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's troops retreating steadily. Zhang Ren frowned even deeper.
I wish I was just thinking too much.
"Proceed with the order and continue the fierce attack!" Zhang Ren shook his head, let's start the fight first, whether it is the soldiers of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue or the soldiers of Pang Shiyuan over there, it is a disaster for Yizhou, and the early eradication is the only way to fight. right way.
"yes!"
The siege was still going on, and Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's soldiers could only retreat steadily and shrink the line of defense.
"Jingzhou to Yangzhou?" Cai Mao stared at Kuai Yue with wide eyes, as if he couldn't believe that the person in front of him was an old friend he had known for decades.
"That's right!" Kuai Yue nodded, "Brother Desi, Jingzhou has the Yangtze River as a natural barrier, plus abundant land. Since the Yellow Turban Rebellion, the Central Plains has been in chaos. All the gentry and common people have taken refuge in Jingzhou. It's only been a few decades. Today’s Jingzhou is several times larger than the Jingzhou before us, and the people are also in the millions, food, grass, and money are everywhere! It’s no exaggeration to say that Jingzhou is the richest state in the world!” Kuai The more he spoke to Cai Mao.
"Here in Jingzhou, if it falls into the hands of a wise master, Jingzhou can be used as a place to fight. If it falls into the hands of mediocre people, you can sit back and enjoy it for several years, but it is inevitable that you will not be coveted!" Kuai Yue one by one analyzed.
"Jiangdong Sun Ce wants it, Huang She thinks about it, Cao Cao is greedy for it, and even Liu Bei is coveting it now. It is really a battleground for military strategists!"
At that time, Sun Ce wanted to fight Jingzhou, but he gave up the Central Plains, not because he was blinded by hatred, but because only after taking Jingzhou, Sun Ce could have a lot of wealth, and a large amount of money and food to support him. his great cause.
Winning Jingzhou can be said to be a huge profit, so why not do it? Millions of people, countless granaries, and the savings of those gentry clans, this is the foundation of Jingzhou!
Cai Mao finally understood that this Yangzhou Liu Mang also took a fancy to Jingzhou.
However, Cai Mao was no less wary of Liu Mang than he was of Liu Bei.
Liu Bei killed Liu Zong to make him angry, but Liu Mang killed so many gentry, what's more, all the land won by Yangzhou soldiers and horses belonged to the government.
He, Cai Mao, is the largest landlord in Jingzhou, and his entire net worth will shrink by half.
"Why, I can't take refuge in Cao Cao!" Cai Mao was still unwilling, half of his huge family business would be lost in vain, how could he be reconciled.
"Brother Desi, you are confused!" Kuai Yue said with a wry smile and shook his head.
"Brother Desi, what is the value of your 10,000 mu of fertile land?" How could Kuai Yue not know, Cai Mao was worried about the status of their Cai family and the land.
"At least ten thousand gold!" Cai Mao said to Kuai Yue.
Wanjin is still sold at a low price. If you really care about it, it will cost at least 30,000 to 50,000 gold.
It can be seen from this that the Cai family's wealth is very strong. For ordinary people, 50,000 gold is an astronomical figure, but to the Cai family, this is only the value of their land deed in Jingzhou.
"Wanjin? Hehe, if you really regret those fields, brother Desi, you should surrender to His Highness the King of Han!" Kuai Yue said to Cai Mao with a smile.
"How do you say that?" Cai Mao frowned and asked.
"Brother Desi, do you still remember when Liu Biao didn't enter Jingzhou, what happened to our two families?" Kuai Yue, who was standing next to him, said to Cai Mao.
Cai Mao nodded, of course he remembered that before Liu Biao came to Jingzhou, Cai Mao and Kuai Yueliangjia were just two small gentry, even though they were gentry.
There is still a prestige in the counties and counties, but not in the whole Jingzhou.
Later, Cai Mao's Cai family, Kuai Yue's Kuai family, and the original Huang Zu's Huang family became the three largest families in Jingzhou.
It was because they made the right investment and helped Liu Biao take down Jingzhou, and they were finally rewarded for their merits.
"Hehe. You, Cai Desi, are able to take the position of military adviser. Could it be that you have chosen the right person?" Kuai Yue continued to ask with a smile.
Cai Mao stopped talking, the Cai family, the Kuai family and the Huang family, originally the three families couldn't tell the difference between the older one and the younger one.
But gradually there was a difference. It wasn't that Cai Mao was capable. Compared with the above article, Cai Mao did not have Kuai Yue's strategizing. Compared with marching and fighting, Cai Mao only knew water warfare. Not as brave and good at fighting as Huang Zu.
But in the end Cai Mao's Cai family became the largest family in Jingzhou. Got the post of the largest fat vacant military division.
This is also the reason why Cai Mao was able to pull out the 30,000 elite Jingzhou navy later.
The reason for all this is that Cai Mao and Liu Biao are related by marriage. Only by relying on this link can Liu Biao delegate power to him.
"She! But she can't see the light!" Cai Mao said in words. The she Cai Mao said was his sister, Mrs. Cai. Now Mrs. Cai is no longer Liu Biao's wife, but Hanwang Liu Mang's.
But Liu Mang couldn't talk about it, so Mrs. Cai's identity has never been revealed.
What Cai Mao is worried about is that maybe Liu Mang is still greedy for Mrs. Cai's body now, but what about ten or eight years later? Mrs. Cai is almost thirty, she is a young lady.
After all, there will be a day of old age and frailty. At that time, will His Highness the King of Han still like Mrs. Cai? How could their Cai family rely on Mrs. Cai to take over the position
"Hehe. Madam may be old and frail, but ah. Brother Desi, have you forgotten that Boren has grown up!" Kuai Yue spoke to Cai Mao.
"Boren?" Cai Mao was taken aback for a moment. Did not understand.
Only then did Kuai Yue realize that Cai Mao might not have known about this news.
"Madam gave birth to a son, the little prince named Boren!" Kuai Yue said to Cai Mao.
"Brother Desi, although His Highness the King of Han is young and promising, so far, he has only one heir. If His Highness the King of Han succeeds in the future, the little prince may be the crown prince! And you will be the uncle of the great man!" Kuai Cai Mao's heart was finally moved by Yue's words.
Although Mrs. Cai is no longer young, she gave birth to the only son for Han Wang Liu Mang.
The identities of their mother and son may be embarrassing now, but if Cai Mao joins the Yangzhou Army, regardless of whether Liu Mang is for Jingzhou or to appease the nobles in Jingzhou, he must be given this name.
Then Mrs. Cai will become one of Liu Mang's concubines.
The little prince is the eldest son. With the help of his uncle, Cai Mao, it is really possible to get the right of inheritance.
Cai Mao was furious with Liu Bei, not only because he killed Liu Zong, but also because Liu Bei cut off Cai Mao's hope.
If it hadn't happened in the next two years and three years, then Liu Zong would be sitting in the position of the lord of Jingzhou now, and he, Cai Mao, would be the one who replaced Liu Zong in governing Jingzhou.
If you take refuge in Yangzhou, according to Yangzhou's current strength, Xuzhou, Yuzhou, Yangzhou, Jiangdong, plus Jingzhou, it will be the land of five continents. It's okay to be king.
Their Cai family has a little prince, so are they afraid that they will not be rich
Cai Mao's eyes became brighter and brighter, like a hungry wolf.
Kuai Yue smiled slightly beside him, he knew that Cai Mao was about to take the bait.
"Brother Yidu, tell me how to do it!" Cai Mao was about to call out the tiger talisman in his hand directly to Kuai Yue's words, which Liu Bei and Pang Shiyuan had coveted for a long time.
"Brother Desi, don't use the tiger talisman. I believe His Highness the King of Han is already taking action at this time. We can just wait, but when the time comes, I hope that Brother Desi can obey orders!" Kuai wrote the letter sooner Sent it out. That's why he asked Cai Mao to defend passively to preserve his strength.
"Brother Yidu, so you?" Cai Mao would be a fool if he didn't understand now.
This Kuai Yue Kuai Yidu, I am afraid that he has long been from Yangzhou Liu Mang.
"Brother Yidu, you and my two families agreed to advance and retreat together. What's the meaning of this?" Cai Mao was a little annoyed, but he was kept in the dark by Kuai Yue.
The two of them had formed an alliance to advance and retreat together in order to squeeze out the Huang family, but now Kuai Yue has lied to him.
"Brother Desi, you misunderstood! If I, Kuai Yue, really lied to you, how could I come to this Yizhou with you?" Kuai Yue explained that it was enough for Cai Mao to send troops alone.
"If you don't say it that day, it's because you're afraid of Brother Desi, you blame His Highness the King of Han!" Kuai Yue continued to explain, at that time Cai Mao wanted to kill Liu Mang.
It was Liu Mang who harmed his sister and the Cai family.
Can you tell him not to be angry? In the end, Cai Mao was asked to thank the guests behind closed doors, put him under house arrest, and was almost killed by Liu Biao.
In the end, he left Xiangyang by the secret road.
"It's not too late to tell Brother Desi now!" Kuai Yue explained to Cai Mao. "I still want to curry favor with you, brother Desi, you are the uncle of the country in the future, you must support our Kuai family!"
"Hum..." Cai Mao snorted coldly, "Isn't your family Kuai Ran the sworn brother of His Highness the King of Han?" On the surface he was very unhappy, but Cai Mao was still very proud in his heart.
Who made you Kuai Yue without a younger sister
"Hey!" Seeing Cai Mao's complacent look, Kuai Yue smiled and shook his head, as long as Cai Mao can agree, it's not in vain for him to risk his life to come here.
The troops of Cai Mao and Kuai Yue further shrunk the line of defense, although Pang Shiyuan and Yizhou's troops combined had twice as many troops as Cai Mao and Kuai Yue's, and they still attacked front and back.
However, the road to Shu was not a plain after all, and all the soldiers and horses could not be used. In addition, Cai Hao and Kuai Yue compressed the defense line, and they managed to hold on with huge casualties.
In Yizhou, the Chengdu mansion was also in turmoil.
Fazheng looked at the letter in his hand, and glanced at it, but the more he looked at it, the eyes became mired.
"What kind of person is this messenger?" Fazheng asked the concierge who got the letter.
"It's a man in rags, with many scars on his body, he seems to have just returned from the Shu Road!" said the porter next to him.
"Shu Road?" Fazheng thought for a while, then asked again, "Can you hear his accent clearly?"
"No!" The concierge shook his head, "I grew up in Chengdu Mansion since I was a child, so I can't tell where his accent is!"
These concierges are all ordinary people. Ordinary people make a living, and eating is the most important thing. They rarely go out to travel like scholars. Generally, one generation in a place lasts a lifetime. Can you tell where the accent is from
"However, it's not our Chengdu accent!"
"Take me to see him quickly!" Hearing these words, Fazheng couldn't bear it anymore and said to the porter.
"Yes!" Soon the concierge took Fazheng to find the messenger.
"Fa, Lord Fazheng, you are Lord Fazheng? Hurry up, save our general and Biejia!" The person who sent the letter seemed to have not calmed down, and when he saw Fazheng, he shouted anxiously. road. (to be continued..)